Glasgow’s Christmas markets will go ahead as usual this year, Glasgow Life has confirmed.

A Facebook post by Glasgow Christmas Market, the organisation responsible for running the St Enoch attraction for the last eight years and George Square last year, sparked concerns that the whole thing was being called off for 2017.

The post reads: “We are sorry to announce we will not be organising the Glasgow Christmas Market this year.

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“After eight years of organising the Glasgow Christmas Market in St Enoch’s Square (and additionally George Square in 2016) we have just been notified by Glasgow City Council that we have been unsuccessful in our tender submission for 2017.

“We would like to thank all our traders, local businesses and members of the public who have supported the event and helped build it into an event we all look forward to and hope to be back in 2018.

“Wishing you all a Christmas full of joy and peace.”

The news prompted angry replies from members of the public worrying that there would be no Christmas markets.

However, a spokesman for Glasgow Life confirmed that both markets will go ahead under “a new provider”.